The Lights of Leicester Square: The Golden Years of Cinema 1967 to 1976

Felicity had to walk the six miles from West London into the West End, pawning her watch on the way, but on that day she stepped into a new and exciting world, and a golden decade of cinema. She had grown up wanting to be a dancer on the stage. Now she would work on the audience side of the curtains. Felicity Fair Thompson became the first woman in Rank's West End Cinema management, surrounded by movie stars, the rich and famous, all the Royal family, press and film media buzz, and thousands of cinema fans. All her personal memories are here - the inside world of cinema she was part of in those exciting years in Leicester Square. Glamorous international movie stars! Royalty! Media Celebrities - Rock stars - the magic of West End Cinema Management right in the heart of London with fabulous photographs to illustrate the moments! The Annual Royal Film Performances, World Premieres, Charity Performances, world title fights beamed in, award winning films, elegant events, huge crowds to control. And business. BIG business!